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Quixotic — can refer to:* Quixotic, an adjective deriving from the novel Don Quixote * Quixotic , an album by Martina Topley Bird * DJ Quixotic, a Los Angeles based record producer * Quixotic, a San Francisco based dance production by Moving Arts Dance… … Wikipedia

quixotic — quix|ot|ic [kwıkˈsɔtık US ˈsa: ] adj [Date: 1700 1800; Origin: Don Quixote, main character of the book Don Quixote de la Mancha (1605) by Spanish writer Cervantes] quixotic ideas or plans are not practical and are based on unreasonable hopes of… … Dictionary of contemporary English

quixotic — quix|ot|ic [ kwık satık ] adjective MAINLY LITERARY ideas or plans that are quixotic are not practical and usually do not succeed: a quixotic plan to end the violence … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English